Wally Schirra, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, was the only one of them to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.

Schirra, 84, was the first astronaut to fly three times in space. May 3, 2007 — -- Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of America's original seven astronauts, has died at the age of 84. Schirra, said ...

The auction hammer fell on Thursday evening (Oct. 20) at $1,525,563 for Wally Schirra's Apollo 11 commemorative Omega Speedmaster Professional. With fees included, the watch sold for $1,906,953.75 ...

Wally Schirra once told Chris Kraft to go to hell. Remember the astronaut, who died this week at 84, for a lot of things, but put that particular bit of courage near the top of your list.

HOUSTON -- Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. prized his out-sized sense of humor almost as much as the flying prowess that made him the only NASA astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions ...

Seven years before the moon landing, in 1962, astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra wore his personal Speedmaster during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program, giving that model its own place ...

SAN DIEGO — Walter M. ‘‘Wally’’ Schirra Jr., who as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts combined the Right Stuff — textbook-perfect flying ability and steely nerves — with ...

Object Details author Burgess, Colin 1947-,-Subject Schirra, Wally Project Mercury (U.S.) Sigma 7 (Spacecraft) Contents Chapter 1: A pilot born of pilots -- Chapter 2: The making of a flight-ready ...

Six decades ago today, aboard the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, Wally Schirra lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida's Launch Complex 14 at 12:15 p.m., Carried by an Atlas LV-3B booster vehicle.